
flips
词源
源自中古英语 'flippen',可能与古英语 'flippian'(轻拍或轻击)有关,后来演变为表示快速翻转的动作。
verb
❶ 快速翻转或转动某物,使其从一面转向另一面,常用于描述硬币、煎饼等物体的动作。
“She flips the pancake with a spatula.”
(她用铲子翻动煎饼。)
“He flips a coin to decide who goes first.”
(他抛硬币决定谁先开始。)
❶ 突然改变情绪、态度或决定,通常指从一种状态迅速转变为另一种状态。
“She flips from happy to angry in seconds.”
(她在几秒钟内从开心变为愤怒。)
“He flips his opinion after hearing the new evidence.”
(听到新证据后,他改变了观点。)
noun
❶ 快速翻转或转动的动作,常用于描述体操、跳水等运动中的动作。
“The diver performs a perfect flip off the diving board.”
(跳水运动员从跳板上完成了一个完美的翻转。)
“She practices her flips on the trampoline.”
(她在蹦床上练习翻转动作。)
❶ 突然的情绪或态度变化,通常指从一种状态迅速转变为另一种状态。
“His mood does a complete flip after hearing the news.”
(听到消息后,他的情绪完全转变。)
“The political landscape experiences a flip after the election.”
(选举后,政治格局发生了转变。)
常见短语
flip out — 突然变得非常愤怒或激动,通常是因为意外或令人不安的事情。
“He flips out when he sees the mess in the kitchen.”
(他看到厨房一团糟时暴跳如雷。)
flip through — 快速翻阅书籍、杂志等,通常是为了大致浏览内容。
“She flips through the magazine while waiting at the doctor's office.”
(她在医生办公室等待时快速翻阅杂志。)
flip side — 某事物的另一面或相反的一面,常用于比喻或描述事物的两面性。
“The flip side of success is often hard work and sacrifice.”
(成功的另一面通常是努力和牺牲。)